Overshoe



F. H. MARTIN June 7, 1927.

QVERSHOE Filed April 14, 1923 Patented June 7 1927 UNITED STATES PATENT orrics.

FREDEEIGE K; MARTIN, OF A.KBON, OHIQ, ASSIGNOE TO THE B. F. GOODBIOH GOI-= rm @F NEW YORK, 11'.

Y.) A, CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Application filed April 14-, 182$, Serial Io, 682,0,11.

This invention relates to high-topped overshoes of the general type known as galoshes or arctics, and its object is to facilitate the application and removal of the overshoe by decreasing the friction between the lining tlgereof and the heel of the inner or ordinary s cc.

Galoshes are commonly provided with a heavily mapped or fuzzy lining for the sake 1c of warmth, and thecontact of such'a lining with the heel of the regular shoe makes it somewhat diiiicult to apply and remove the overshoe if the latter is properly fitted to the wearers foot, and places an objectionable 15 strain upon the lining and other parts of the upper. This difficulty I overcome in my present invention by the provision of a lining strip or inner facing at the back of the upper of such, a nature as to slide easily against the heel of the inner shoe.

@f the accompanying drawings, Fig: 1 is a perspective View of an overshoe provided with my improved anti-friction lining strip.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the rear portion of said overshoe.

in the drawings, 10 is an overshoe which may be constructed in the usual or any suitable manner, being here shown with front edges connected by a quick-opening and closing device 11 of the hookless-fastener 32 is a bellows tongue, 13 is a cull at the upper edge, and 14 is a lining of heavilynap ed cloth made in two side portions, 35 pre erably interrupted by a broad space at any suitable cloth of a relatively slippery nature such as mohair or other hair cloth,

although I prefer to.,use' for the purpose a 4o cotton sateen cloth which combines a high degree of strength and durability with the necessaryv smooth surface, besides being comparatively inexpensive.

The strip 15 may be attached to the outer portions of the upper and adjacent parts of the lining in any suitable way, as by coatmg its back face with adhesive rubber, whereby it becomes firmly united with the other parts when the shoe is vulcanized.

An overshoe having the sli pery lining strip 15 in the location specific will go over the wearers inner shoe with much greater ease than one having the ordinary types of linings heretofore employed.

1 claim:

1. An overshoe havin a rear linin memher of sateen cloth for s ip ing over t e heel of the inner shoe, the sai member presenting an uncoated, unimpregnated, sateen suras face to the inner shoe.

2. An overshoe having side lining members of heavily-napped cloth and a rear antifriction lining member of sateen cloth for slipping over the heel of the inner shoe, the as said member presenting an uncoated, unimpregnated, sateen surface to the inner shoe.

In witne'w whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 31st da of March, 1923.

FREDE ICK H MARTIN, 

